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Knyvett, Thomas, 1596-1658 (de jure 5th Baron Berners)

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  • Existence: 1596 - 1658

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Sir Thomas Knyvett: verses, c 1568

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Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Dd.09.23
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English and Latin verses. The manuscript contains translations from Ovid, several Latin epitaphs on the Lady Catherine ‘nuper Duraventani comitis filiæ’, and other miscellaneous pieces, one of which is dated 1568. On the first page of the manuscript the following note occurs: ‘Anno ante nativitatem Christi quadringentisimo octogesimo septimo editum fuit castrum Norwici per regem Gurguntum [Caer-Gunt], ut patet in record’.

Dates: c 1568
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